Dixie Thamrin > Dixie's Quotes

“I hurt myself deeply, though at the time I had no idea how deeply. I should have learned many things from that experience, but when I look back on it, all I gained was one single, undeniable fact. That ultimately I am a person who can do evil. I never consciously tried to hurt anyone, yet good intentions notwithstanding, when necessity demanded, I could become completely self-centred, even cruel. I was the kind of person who could, using some plausible excuse, inflict on a person I cared for a wound that would never heal.”
― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun

“Sometimes when I look at you, I feel I'm gazing at a distant star.
It's dazzling, but the light is from tens of thousands of years ago.
Maybe the star doesn't even exist any more. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything.”
― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun

“Autumn finally arrived. And when it did, I came to a decision. Something had to give: I couldn't keep on living like this.”
― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun

“But you know Hajime, some feelings cause us pain because they remain.”
― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun

“I would never see her again, except in memory. She was here, and now she's gone. There is no middle ground. Probably is a word that you may find south of the border. But never, ever west of the sun.”
― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun

“Why are you staring at me?” she’d ask.
“‘Cause you’re pretty,” I’d reply.
“You’re the first one who’s ever said that.”
“I’m the only one who knows,” I’d tell her. “And believe me, I know.”
― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun

“here she is, all mine, trying her best to give me all she can. How could I ever hurt her? But I didn’t understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair.”
― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun

“Don’t confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am. My attitude depends on who you are.”
― Frank Ocean

“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.”
― Frank Ocean

“If someone breaks your heart just punch them in the face. Seriously. Punch them in the face and go get some ice cream.”
― Frank Ocean

“We met for a reason, either you're a blessing or a lesson.”
― Frank Ocean

“Smile, it's easier than explaning why you're sad”
― Frank Ocean

“When you're happy, you enjoy the music but when you're sad, you understand the lyrics.”
― Frank Ocean